Problem: Find a newspaper article or a short news clip from the last two months describing a real-world situation which illustrates individuals, governments, or companies engaged in acts of discrimination.
Include the full hyperlink for your article.
In a short paragraph (6-7 sentences), discuss your real-world situation correctly explaining and applying the terms prejudice and discrimination.
Then, speculate and discuss some of the stereotypes that may have created prejudice and ultimately discrimination in your real-world example.
Next, explain and apply the following causes of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination as they relate to your specific real-world situation: scapegoat theory, in-group bias, confirmation bias, outgroup homogeneity, ultimate attribution bias, and the just-world phenomena. Again, you must CORRECTLY explain these causes as they relate to your real-world situation. Be specific.
Revisit the Clark Doll Test Study (Time: 2:54, closed captions available from Amara) and apply something you learned about this study to your real-world situation.
Finally, discuss institutional discrimination as it relates to your example. What are the costs to society for this type of discrimination as presented in your real-world example. Be specific. Need Assignment Help?